Covenant at WOLF Barcelona 2025-10-10T21:15:00
Covenant.
It’s a name that implies extraordinary commitment, a certain grandiosity, and a bond stronger than blood. As a name, Covenant—with its biblical overtones—was perhaps a bit ambitious for an upstart band of teenagers from southern Sweden armed with rudimentary electronics, but it ended up being extraordinarily fitting. Whether or not life subsequently imitated art or art subsequently imitated life is debatable, either way the band’s moniker ended up perfectly summing up the vision, grandeur, and brotherhood that is the band itself.
New Album: The Blinding Dark Release: November 4, 2016
“We live in dark, confusing times and Covenant wrote an album about how that makes us feel. In a world that has stopped making sense, we need to learn how to see in the dark and “The Blinding Dark” is a triumphant embrace of the strength and resilience of the soul. It’s the dystopian, unforgiving music of the reflective shadows we all carry within us, but often lack the courage to take a good look at. It’s implosive instead of explosive, fuelled by cold fury rather than a roaring fire, as beautiful as a collapsed star.” (Joakim Montelius)
“The Blinding Dark”, Covenants 9th studio album released November 4 2016, is exciting not only because of its compelling title, but also since it shows a remarkable development in style, something that Covenant decidedly wanted to do with this record - and not least thanks to the subject matter they address. The Swedish/German outfit has perhaps just delivered their artistically most ambitious album yet.
It’s also a new chapter for Covenant. The trio that became a quintet (featuring Andreas Catjar, Daniel Jonasson, Joakim Montelius, Daniel Myer and Eskil Simonsson) hasn’t sounded this dark, moody and on target since their legendary 2nd album “Sequencer” 22 years ago. Yet there is nothing nostalgic about “The Blinding Dark”. It steers like a probing Nautilus through black waters, straight towards the future, never looking back. Welcome to the void.
Discography
1994 – Dreams of a Cryotank 1996 – Sequencer 1998 – Europa 2000 – United states of Mind 2000 – Synergy - Live in Europe 2002 – Northern Light 2006 – Skyshaper 2007 – In Transit - Live documentary 2011 – Modern Ruin 2013 - Leaving Babylon 2016 - The Blinding Dark